Sommer Omar joined the firm in 2022. She represents unions in litigation and in unfair labor practice charges before the National Labor Relations Board. She is also part of the firm’s bankruptcy practice, where she protects union interests in employer bankruptcy proceedings.

Before joining the firm, she was selected as a Peggy Browning Fellow with New York State United Teachers, where she represented teachers challenging denials of workplace accommodations during the pandemic and advocated on behalf of the union in litigation targeting the constitutionality of union dues. She was also a Peggy Browning Fellow at the Hotel Trades Council and an intern with the Employment Law Unit of The Legal Aid Society.